Florida man accused of threatening Tyler Trent's family is being extradited

The suspect also is being extradited to Indianapolis, law enforcement officials confirm.

On Wednesday, a criminal complaint charging John Matthew Pinkham, 39, with threats to injure was filed in U.S. Southern District Court, records show. He initially faced felony charges stemming from the social media threats in Volusia County, Florida, according to the sheriff's office.

Court records don't list an attorney for Pinkham.

Using the name Julie Homan, police said Pinkham made threatening comments on Trent's Facebook page after the 20-year-old died last week, including:

“Cant wait till I can choke the life out of you”

“funerals coming and I will appear like the reaper”

“just wait until yall hear what I do at his funeral..i promise I will make headlines..i will kill his mother.. just watch I will be talked about forever..this is no idol threat.”

Trent's cancer battle garnered widespread attention for his perseverance and positive attitude. He died of a rare bone cancer on Jan. 1 at the age of 20.

How the investigation unfolded

Through Facebook's legal process, police were able to obtain the email address registered to the Facebook name and the ID attached to the page. Authorities also got the page's registered phone number, according to the complaint.

Court documents say the phone number was found to be serviced by T-Mobile/Metro PCS. Through T-Mobile, officers were also able to get the cellphone's IP address that was last used to connect to the Facebook account.

On Monday afternoon, police went to the IP's residential address in Deltona, Florida. Detectives found Pinkham sitting on the front porch, the complaint said. He was taken into custody.

Authorities say Pinkham denied sending the messages and tried to blame the threats on his girlfriend, according to the complaint.

Pinkham is being extradited

On Friday morning, the U.S. Attorney's Office told IndyStar that Pinkham is currently in transit from Florida to Indiana via the U.S. Marshals Service.

He will make an initial court appearance when he arrives in Indianapolis, the office said.